Sainsbury's: The Greatest Gift

22 vs. Earth

April 2021 •English

Set before the events of ‘Soul’, 22 refuses to go to Earth, enlisting a gang of 5 new souls in attempt of rebellion. However, 22’s subversive plot leads to a surprising revelation about the meaning of life.

FBI Zoo

October 2006 •French

In a motel in Dallas, in 1963, an FBI agent bugged the next room occupied by mobsters. After several days of listening, he must infiltrate them to find missing agents. Our hero then finds himself trapped. It's too late when the veil is lifted on the mysterious disappearances.

From Our Side

September 2022 •Italian

History flows, the darkness wets our clothes. Inspired by the poem “Avevamo studiato per l’aldilà” by Nobel laureate Eugenio Montale, the film condenses iconic images of Italy’s political history into a narrative about this life and the hereafter.

The Mail Coach

February 1926 •English

An Aesop’s Film Fables cartoon.

A Cautionary Tail

January 2012 •English

A little girl is born with a tail that expresses her emotions. As a child, her parents celebrate their daughter's uniqueness and her tail inspires magical make-believe adventures with her friends. As she grows up, however, the young woman faces pressure to fit in, and must choose between conformity and self-expression. An animated short film starring Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett, using a striking collage of 3D animated characters and hand-made miniature sets.

Ingen kommentar

January 1987 •Swedish

Combined cel/cutout animation exploring the relationship between two tiny characters living at the bottom of a giant film frame.

Calaveras

January 1969 •French

Mickey and the Beanstalk

September 1947 •English

A mysterious thief has stolen the prosperous Happy Valley's most prized possession: the musical Singing Harp. Can Mickey, Donald, and Goofy find the answer in the irritable Willie the Giant's magnificent castle up in the blue sky?

Alma

June 2009 •English

Alma, a little girl, skips through the snow covered streets of a small town. Her attention is caught by a strange doll in an antique toy shop window. Fascinated, Alma decides to enter.

Please Say Something

September 2008 •English

A troubled relationship between a Cat & Mouse set in the distant future.

The Snowy Day

November 2016 •English

Based on the award-winning book by Ezra Jack Keats. Peter goes on a magical, snowy walk to his Nana's house to bring home their Christmas Eve dinner.

Goldie

January 2019 •English

A giant girl feels out of scale in her colorful little town, only to realize she takes up just the right amount of space.

Piccolo

November 1959 •

Two men in adjoining duplexes, good friends, are enchanted by the song of a bird. One buys a small harmonica and learns to play it; he keeps his neighbor awake. The neighbor buys a larger harmonica, and an arms race ensues; the instruments get larger, until it's a piano vs. a pipe organ, and then they start bringing in larger groups of friends until an entire orchestra is playing the 1812 Overture. The houses collapse from all this, atop the dueling orchestras, and on their way up to heaven, the man puts his small harmonica up for sale.

Piping Hot

January 1959 •English

An animated film about the history and use of hot water.

Dziadowski's Blues Non Camera, ie Legs Forward

August 1978 •Polish

An animated film made without the use of a camera using the technique of drawing and painting directly on a film strip, illustrating a grandfather's ballad, the protagonist of which seeks an explanation for the cruel phenomena of the world around him. Rockets thrown to the ground and bombs exploding, a car falling off a cliff, a driver driving a man on the street or a policeman firing a gun at an opponent - images of this type of catastrophic behavior are intertwined with the recurring image of a man running somewhere.

The Secret of the Ice Flower

December 2013 •Danish

The first time Scam tries to cast a spell, he accidentally shoots his great-grandfathers wand deep into the Valley of the Green Peas, where he meets Cheat who changes Scams whole worldview. The two friends return with a different and even more magic wand than the one great-grandfather has been using his entire life. But when Scam once again tries to cast a spell, something goes wrong and he loses grandfather. Cheats good mood inspires Scam to invent a myth about his great-grandfather. Finally Scam has to fight his inheritance to save Cheat and give the entire Valley of the Green Peas a magic show they'll never forget!

Tom and Jerry: Paws for a Holiday

October 2004 •English

Join Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse for the thrill of the chase with a few winter chills tossed in, as they dash through the snow - headed straight for laughs. Skate through the classic battle of wits in these classics filled with purrfect comic timing and side-splitting sight gags!

Poetics of the Garden

February 2022 •Japanese

I try to remember what your hand felt like on my back when I was a child. And now I place my hand on yours, bent from pain. Like landscaped gardens are meant to evoke the four seasons and the cyclical wonders of nature, I gaze at you, hoping to find us one more time.

The Hump Back Angel

January 1987 •English

A story about a king who eats babies and an angel trapped on Earth. "A 'home made' movie... on zero budget and the British funding system for art movies is non existent the urge is to go back to making them on a table top like this one was made. The beauty of animation is that you can create your own world." This film was shown on Channel 4 Television.

Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

October 2010 •English

Mater the tow truck travels from country to country as he retells his infamous but unbelievable stories.